Understand that the “head of the snake” is not the United States government. The US government is just as subordinate to the global owners of capital as the Egyptian government; but it is one of, if not the most useful instruments they use to implement their imperial agenda.
The military and economic power at the disposal of the American government makes it an indispensable asset for the Empire of Capital That is why it was the first government they sought to control, and why they spend millions of dollars every election cycle to maintain that control